Unison general secretary Dave Prentis
AN ACADEMY chain accused of making false claims for government grants is a damning indictment of Tory privatisation, Dave Prentis said today.
The Unison general secretary told TUC Congress that the next Labour government must “act immediately and end privatisation from day one.”
He spoke before last night’s airing of a BBC Panorama programme which revealed that Bright Tribe, a multi-academy trust that runs 10 schools across England, received funding for works that were either not finished or simply never carried out.
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK
